Patterns of Library Use by Undergraduate Students in a Chilean University

Jara, Magdalena; Clasing, Paula; Gonzalez, Carlos; Montenegro, Maximiliano; Kelly, Nick; Alarcon, Rosa; Sandoval, Augusto; Saurina, Elvira

Patterns of Library Use by Undergraduate Students in a Chilean University

Date

2017

Authors

Jara, Magdalena

Clasing, Paula

Gonzalez, Carlos

Montenegro, Maximiliano

Abstract

This paper explores the patterns of use of print materials and digital resources in an undergraduate library in a Chilean university, by the students' discipline and year of study. A quantitative analysis was carried out, including descriptive analysis of contingency tables, chi-squared tests, t-tests, and multiple linear regressions. The results showed that the use of the library by undergraduate students did not follow a common pattern and instead varied across disciplines. The article also shows that access to digital resources does not replace the use of print materials.